One Mans Memories

We love old photos of real hot rods. When we detoured our Asphalt Ego-Rama 01 trek through northern Nevada to tour Louis Cotes collection of old Ford iron, we never expected him to lay these photos on us. He kept these original, near-mint photos safe in plastic sleeves and organized in a binder.

Louis grew up in Pasadena, California, and was active in Southern California hot rodding and lakes racing immediately after WWII. It turns out that some of the neighborhood guys were notable lakes racers with names you might recognize. We thought these were so cool, we just had to share them. Thanks, Mr. Cote. Enjoy.